363, Roman general Jovian is proclaimed emperor after Julian dies on campaign in Persia. Learn more →)
1743, King George II leads British forces to victory at Dettingen, the last reigning British monarch to personally command in battle. Learn more →
1844, Joseph Smith, founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, is killed by a mob at the Carthage, Illinois jail. Learn more →
1954, The Obninsk Nuclear Power Plant, the world's first civilian atomic station, begins generating electricity near Moscow. Learn more →
1967, The world's first ATM is installed at a Barclays Bank branch in Enfield, London, transforming personal banking forever. Learn more →
1972, Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney found Atari, Inc., the pioneering video game company behind arcade classics like Pong. Learn more →
1995, Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on STS-71, the first shuttle mission to dock with Russian space station Mir. Learn more →
2013, The U.S. Supreme Court strikes down Section 3 of DOMA in United States v. Windsor, extending federal rights to same-sex married couples. Learn more →